Glen Burnie Tells Westboro Baptist “Church” Thanks, But No Thanks

I found out about this just a little bit too late to make it there in time. Glen Burnie is 40 minutes from where I live. In fact, I once lived IN Glen Burnie. Cozy little blue-collar city nestled between Baltimore and Annapolis.

For some reason, Fred and the gang thought that this would be a good place to bring their message of hate. See, Glen Burnie High School’s principal is a lesbian. So, of course, their God sent them on a mission to come and attempt to traumatize the entire school in an effort to get her to step down. That’s their message: “God Hates Fags!” And, it’s their duty to spread their message any and everywhere they possibly can.

After learning about their planned protest last week, the city of Glen Burnie planned a counterattack. A very effective counterattack. Fred and his crew of haters, all 3 of them, were met with the surprise of their miserable lives. Ordinary citizens, black, white, gay, straight, young, old, and everything in between showed up en masse to tell them that their message of hate is NOT welcome here in Maryland. The school was surrounded by the counter protesters even before the prophets of hate made their appearance. The County Police were there to form a barrier wall between the good guys and the evil ones. Bikers showed up on their loud bikes specifically for the purpose of drowning out any nonsense Fred and company may spew from their mouths. What an awesome display of complete rejection!

“You cannot allow hate to come into your community without confronting it,” said Chris Panasuk, counter-protester.

Great quote, and even better point. If enough communities would send them the same message, maybe they’d crawl back under the rock from which they came. Then again, probably not. Moot. What’s important is that, after a scant half-hour, The Hate Gang got the message, tucked their tails, and left town.

I could be wrong, but if God hates anything at all, it would be people who use His name to justify their own hatred and intolerance. Apparently, their Bible doesn’t include the first book of John. Right there, 1 John 4:8, in plain black and white, it says “God is Love”. Maybe they just missed that part.

Awesome display of solidarity, Maryland. Today made me proud to be a Marylander!